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Issue: Smash Comics #13 Public Domain
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Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
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Indicia Publisher: E. M. Arnold
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Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 19 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ed Cronin
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Gill Fox
Gill Fox
?
?
Subject Matter
espionage
Black X
Espionage [Black X]; Wings Wendall (inset); Bozo the Robot (inset); Archie O'Toole (inset); Abdul the Arab (inset)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Devil's Island

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Will Eisner [as Will Erwin] (signed)
Will Eisner [as Will Erwin] (signed)
Will Eisner [as Will Erwin] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
espionage
Espionage Starring Black X
Espionage [Black X]; Dean (death); Batu; M'sieu Rolande (death); Camille; Commandant of Devil's Island; Rene (death); Moran (villain, thief)
A thief named Moran has sole possession of the secret to a new gun. When he is captured for murder and sent to Devil's Island, Black X has to go along to keep him from giving the secret to the French.
Reprinting
FlagGolden-Age Men of Mystery #12 published January 1999
as Devil's Island [Story on Interior Page(s)]in black and white; originally in color
 
Miscellaneous
9
Will Eisner created the Espionage feature, and Will Erwin was a pen name used by Will Eisner (Erwin was Eisner's middle name) until he left the feature after 1940. It also became a house by-line as well for future writers.
Old Clutchcopper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gill Fox
Gill Fox (signed)
Gill Fox
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, mystery
Wun Cloo
Wun Cloo; Old Clutchcopper (Intro)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
The Northern Fur Robbery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Vernon Henkel
Vernon Henkel
Vernon Henkel
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Chic Carter
Chic Carter; Gat Griffin; Trixie; Blinky
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Arthur Beeman (signed)
Arthur Beeman (signed)
Arthur Beeman (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Kidding the Kids
Sis named my doggie conscience...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Golden Dragon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon] (signed)
Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon] (signed)
Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Invisible Justice
Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston]; Joyce Clark; Dan Clark; Thomas Clark; The Golden Dragon [Ah Sin](villain, introduction)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
The Golden Spike

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Tuska ? [as Bud Thomas]
George Tuska ? [as Bud Thomas]
George Tuska ? [as Bud Thomas]
?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Archie O'Toole
Archie O'Toole; Gil O'Teen
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Cliff Melton

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gill Fox (signed)
Gill Fox (signed)
Gill Fox (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
sports
Sportraits
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Rifle Robbery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Vernon Henkel (signed)
Vernon Henkel (signed)
Vernon Henkel (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
aviation
Wings Wendall
Wings Wendall; Conrad Gunther (introduction); Judy Mallon (introduction)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
7
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Alex Blum [as S. M. Regi] (signed)
Alex Blum [as S. M. Regi] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
The Purple Trio
The Purple Trio [Tiny Todd (a midget); Rocky Hill (an acrobat); Warren (a magician)] (introduction, origin); Sandra Starr
Vaudeville is dead! Now get out...and stay out!
Tiny, Rocky and Warren are ousted from their jobs in the faltering performance industry and decide to band together to pool their talents in fighting crime.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
The Who's Who indicates that S. M. Regi was a pen-name sometimes used by Jerry Iger, but also by others as a house by-line. It further indicates that Jerry Iger did not write this feature, but that Alex Blum, under this pen-name or by-line, did draw the strip.

The Purple Trio were three vaudevillains. Rockey wore a red suit, Warren wore a blue suit and Tiny wore a yellow suit.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Brenner
George Brenner
George Brenner
?
?
Subject Matter
sports
Clip Chance at Cliffside
Clip Chance; Spud; Chuck
Spud, it was swell of you to invite me to spend the summer vacation with you!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
An Almost Perfect Swindle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Devlin
John Devlin
John Devlin
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Philpot Veep
Philpot Veep; Waldo
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Episode of the Prominent Proboscis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Devlin
John Devlin
John Devlin
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Philpot Veep
Philpot Veep; Waldo
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
last appearance
The Origin of Magno

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Gustavson
Pual Gustavson
Paul Gustavson
?
Paul Gustavson
Subject Matter
superhero
Magno, the Magnetic Man
Magno [Tom Dalton] (introduction, origin); Mike Harvey (introduction)
Tom is electrocuted by 10,000 D.C. volts, then revived by an equal shock of A.C. volts, all of which result in his obtaining powers of magnetism. As a blue collar lineman in a local town, he often uses excuses to duck away from his job to right injustices.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
The Who's Who does not indicate that Gustavson wrote this feature.
Kickback

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert M. Hyatt
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
mystery
Jimmie Christian
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Ahmed the Bedouin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Powell [as Powell Roberts]
Bob Powell [as Powell Roberts]
Bob Powell
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Abdul the Arab
Abdul; Hassan; Ahmed; Najaf (Intro); Sheik Tell Akib (intro)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
Tracking the Chinatown Terror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
William A. Smith
William A. Smith
William A. Smith
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Captain Cook of Scotland Yard
Craig Cook; Kelly; The Key (intro)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
The Pneumonia Cure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Brenner
George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]
George Brenner
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Bozo the Robot
Bozo the Robot; Hugh Hazzard; Dr. E. Salor (intro); Boss Patone; Slick; Horg (Dies)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
7
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Ray
The Ray
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
ad for the first appearance of the Ray in the next issue. On sale July 19
On back cover.

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